Iowa State Football Schedule 2026

2026 results · Updated 2026-10-10

ISU this season

Record

3-3 · 6 played

Points

178 scored · 130 allowed

Latest result

Oct 9 at BYU Cougars · 10–24

Current / next fixture

Oct 24 at Arizona Wildcats

AP Top 25 · 2026-09-27

Unranked

Schedule guide · Reviewed 2026-10-11

Reading the Iowa State schedule

Next matchup

Iowa State plays next against Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, October 24, 2026, on the road. The kickoff time is TBD. TV coverage is TBD.

Home and away stretches

Iowa State alternates home and away across Oklahoma State, Baylor, Cincinnati, UCF and Kansas State. The UCF journey is the last away date, followed by Kansas State at home.

This closing stretch runs from Sat, Oct 31 through Sat, Nov 28. Dates are shown in Eastern time; successive fixtures may have an open week between them.

Rivalry and event dates

• Cy-Hawk Trophy: Sat, Sep 12 — at Iowa Hawkeyes
• Farmageddon: Sat, Nov 28 — vs. Kansas State Wildcats · kickoff TBD

Calendar changes and weekday selections

• Fri, Nov 20 — at UCF Knights. Friday selection in the Big 12’s weekday announcement.

What remains unannounced in our listings

• Sat, Oct 24 — at Arizona Wildcats: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 31 — vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 7 — at Baylor Bears: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 14 — vs. Cincinnati Bearcats: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Fri, Nov 20 — at UCF Knights: TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 28 — vs. Kansas State Wildcats: kickoff time, TV network TBD.

This guide interprets the published fixture list. Schedule data snapshot: 2026-10-10; results are recorded through October 9. New broadcaster selections and results may not yet be reflected here.

Confirmed finals through 2026-10-10

Team scoring

Record

3-3

Games played

6

Points scored

178

Points allowed

130

Points per game

29.7

Points allowed per game

21.7

Point differential

+48

These figures include only the confirmed final scores in the schedule above. Player yards and individual leaders are not included because those figures have not been sourced here.